Bleach

[aye ready]

in the bhw this week bert braspenning mentions adding bleach to water to keep cocci/canker counts at a low and says that it does work but having heard of this but never practising same what kind of bleach is used thin,milton or what and could anyone who has practised this advise me of the dosage and how often in the week thanks

[walterbmasson]

thin bleach 1 level tea spoon to 3 liters water

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

http://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/prodinfo.asp?number=POT9008590&Variation=

 

Was recomended this years ago from an old guy to keep on top of worms and cocci.Its potassium permanganate,think people use it for skin conditions and as a general disinfectant.

 

Didn't really think it had a particularly positive affect on the doos but maybe we were using it wrong.One thing I can say is that if you put a sprinkle in the doos bath every now and again you'll have no such thing as a louse or a mite in yer hut

[aye ready]

thin bleach 1 level tea spoon to 3 liters water

cheers walter how often in the week i.e just a sunday after racing

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

http://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/prodinfo.asp?number=POT9008590&Variation=

 

Was recomended this years ago from an old guy to keep on top of worms and cocci.Its potassium permanganate,think people use it for skin conditions and as a general disinfectant.

 

Didn't really think it had a particularly positive affect on the doos but maybe we were using it wrong.One thing I can say is that if you put a sprinkle in the doos bath every now and again you'll have no such thing as a louse or a mite in yer hut

 

http://ezinearticles.com/?Three-Most-Essential-Uses-of-Potassium-Permanganate&id=2314708

 

Theres a wee list of some of its everyday uses

[walterbmasson]

yes sunday have also changed with 1/4 tab milton on occasions again sunday

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

yes sunday have also changed with 1/4 tab milton on occasions again sunday

 

Do you do it every sunday after a race or just if you think somethings not quite right??

[walterbmasson]

just on sundays after the race jim mc kerron from aberdeen does it also

[aye ready]

just on sundays after the race jim mc kerron from aberdeen does it also

thanks for the replies lads

[aye ready]

thanks for the replies lads

just one other wee question walter do you leave it in for 24hrs or put it in the drinker in the morning and remove it later that same evening

[walterbmasson]

just one other wee question walter do you leave it in for 24hrs or put it in the drinker in the morning and remove it later that same evening

 

 

monday morning

[greenlands]

http://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/prodinfo.asp?number=POT9008590&Variation=

 

Was recomended this years ago from an old guy to keep on top of worms and cocci.Its potassium permanganate,think people use it for skin conditions and as a general disinfectant.

 

Didn't really think it had a particularly positive affect on the doos but maybe we were using it wrong.One thing I can say is that if you put a sprinkle in the doos bath every now and again you'll have no such thing as a louse or a mite in yer hut

Always have it in the pigeons bath water.

[THE FIFER]

potassium used to make a strong dose in a cup and hold thebirds head in it for 3 seconds you thought you had done damage as the bird couldnt stand, they stggered all over for a short spell, was for curing one eye cold ets abd resperatory problems,

[frank-123]

http://www.hyperdrug...8590&Variation=

 

Was recomended this years ago from an old guy to keep on top of worms and cocci.Its potassium permanganate,think people use it for skin conditions and as a general disinfectant.

 

Didn't really think it had a particularly positive affect on the doos but maybe we were using it wrong.One thing I can say is that if you put a sprinkle in the doos bath every now and again you'll have no such thing as a louse or a mite in yer hut

 

don't put too much in the bath it stains the nice white feathers brown

i done that last year

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

don't put too much in the bath it stains the nice white feathers brown

i done that last year

 

Nah I don't put anything at all in the bath these days.They've got it in front of them nearly all the time at the moment.They seem to like a daily bath when they are feeding babies.

[Guest IB]

Thing is there is already bleach in the drinking water - chlorine - and in some places ammonia too - chloramine. As far as I know chloramine doesn't dissipate over time like chlorine does. Milton is a form of chlorine.

 

Remember well the yellow stuff in the drinkers in 60's - Condy's crystals. I think it is an antimicrobial too.

 

There is also a disnifectant on the market specifically designed for water sanitation - Vanodine V18, it's iodine-based, and contains acids too, hydrochloric is one (like in your stomach) cant recall the other. We disinfect our club baskets with it.

[DJWa]

Thing is there is already bleach in the drinking water - chlorine - and in some places ammonia too - chloramine. As far as I know chloramine doesn't dissipate over time like chlorine does. Milton is a form of chlorine.

 

Remember well the yellow stuff in the drinkers in 60's - Condy's crystals. I think it is an antimicrobial too.

 

There is also a disnifectant on the market specifically designed for water sanitation - Vanodine V18, it's iodine-based, and contains acids too, hydrochloric is one (like in your stomach) cant recall the other. We disinfect our club baskets with it.

 

virkon s ?

thats what we used on our baskets and lofts

[Henrik]

Thing is there is already bleach in the drinking water - chlorine - and in some places ammonia too - chloramine. As far as I know chloramine doesn't dissipate over time like chlorine does. Milton is a form of chlorine.

 

Remember well the yellow stuff in the drinkers in 60's - Condy's crystals. I think it is an antimicrobial too.

 

There is also a disnifectant on the market specifically designed for water sanitation - Vanodine V18, it's iodine-based, and contains acids too, hydrochloric is one (like in your stomach) cant recall the other. We disinfect our club baskets with it.

Condis Crystals=Potassium Permanganate. Turns the water Purple not yellow. Iodine turns it yellow.

[scottym7]

Hydrocloric acid 10% from ICI, 2.5ml into 2lt water every Sunday

[Guest strapper]

i mentioned bleach in the water on a few occasions in the past over (2-3 years)...think some thought id lost my marbles